PRINCETON, N.J. -- After another exciting weekend of Ivy League women's soccer action that saw a shake up at the top of the standings, the weekly awards were announced.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Emily Sands, Penn (Jr., M – West Chester, Pa.)
- Sands scored the game’s only goal to lead Penn to a 1-0 win over League-leading Columbia
- She found the back of the net in the 51st minute, tapping in the rebound after a shot by Allie Trzaska
- It marked Sands’ fifth goal of the season, matching her goal total from the previous two years combined
- All five of Sands’ goals this season have been gamewinners
- Penn remained undefeated in League play and tied for first with Dartmouth and Harvard. The Quakers extended their best start in program history to 8-1-1
- Sands earns her first career Player of the Week honor and fourth Ivy League weekly award, as she was a three-time Rookie of the Week in 2016
- Sands spent the summer in Europe, including a five-week study abroad program in Madrid
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Rebecca Rosen, Brown (Fr., F – Port Washington, N.Y.)
- Rosen kicked off the Bears’ comeback win at Princeton with a rocket goal in the 42nd minute to cut the Tigers lead to 2-1
- The Bears would score twice more in the second half en route to the 3-2 victory
- It marked Brown’s second-straight road win at Princeton, the first time the Bears have accomplished that feat since 1992-94
- Rosen earns her first career Ivy League weekly award. She is the second Bear to be named Rookie of the Week this season, joining Maesyn G’Bye (Sept. 24)
- Rosen was a three-sport athlete in high school (soccer, basketball, lacrosse); her older sister is a sophomore on the Penn State women’s lacrosse team
HONOR ROLL
Leah Mohammadi, Harvard (Sr., M – Upland, Calif.)
Izzy Glennon, Dartmouth (Fr., M – Sea Cliff, N.Y.)
Trinity Thomas, Harvard (Fr., F – Dallas)
2018 IVY LEAGUE WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
Player of the Week
Aug. 27 – Mimi Asom, Princeton (Sr., F – Dallas)
Sept. 3 – Sophie Hirst, Harvard (Fr., F – Seattle)
Sept. 10 – Sasha Stephens, Penn (Sr., F – La Mesa, Calif.)
Sept. 17 – Remy Borinsky, Dartmouth (Sr., M – Warren, N.J.)
Sept. 24 – Mimi Asom, Princeton (Sr., F – Dallas)
Oct. 1 – Mariel Gordon, Dartmouth (So., GK – Dallas)
Oct. 8 – Emily Sands, Penn (Jr., M – West Chester, Pa.)
Rookie of the Week
Aug. 27 – Talia Tyler, Columbia (Fr., D – Muskegon, Mich.)
Sept. 3 – Sophie Hirst, Harvard (Fr., F – Seattle)
Sept. 10 – Saje Brar, Yale (Fr., F – Surrey, British Columbia, Canada)
Sept. 17 – Saje Brar, Yale (Fr., F – Surrey, British Columbia, Canada)
Sept. 24 – Maesyn G’Bye, Brown (Fr., D – Ladera Ranch, Calif.)
Oct. 1 – Jillian Wachira, Harvard (Fr., D – Plainsboro, N.J.)
Oct. 8 – Rebecca Rosen, Brown (Fr., F – Port Washington, N.Y.)